Chilworth CofE (Aided) Infant School
Voluntary aided primary school in Guildford (Surrey).
Ofsted
No overall grade
inspected Apr 2025
Early years (EYFS)
Outstanding
Ofsted, Apr 2025
Attendance rate
94.4%
▼ 0.4pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
12.7
▼ 8.0 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
11.4%
▼ 13pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
12.9%
▼ 3pp England 2025/26: 15.4%
2025/26
Capacity
78%
70 / 90 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
9.8%
▼ 5pp England 2024/25: 14.5% (primary schools)
2024/25
Location
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Chilworth CofE (Aided) Infant School is a Church of England primary school located in Guildford, Surrey. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 7. The Headteacher is Coralie Mankel.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
16 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Cooking
- Dance
- Drama
- Football
- Gardening
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Music
- Rounders
- Sewing
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Yoga
- Forest School
- Restorative Practice
Key facts
- URN
- 125167
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Constituency
- Godalming and Ash
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 4 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rev Andrew Pearson | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Claire Britton | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Kate Harvey | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sarah Young | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Arthur Webb | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Rev David Oakden | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Andi McCann | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Victoria Chandler | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Coralie Mankel | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Mr Edward Nicols Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Emily Fraser Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Tara Whiteley Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Sarah Stevens Former | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record